''More About Nostradamus'' is a 1941 American
short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
directed by
David Miller. In 1941 it was nominated for an
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
at the
13th Academy Awards
The 13th Academy Awards were held on February 27, 1941, to honor films released in 1940. This was the first year that sealed envelopes were used to keep the names of the winners secret. The accounting firm of Price Waterhouse was hired to coun ...
for
Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel.
Cast
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John Burton as
Michel de Nostradamus
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Hans Conried
Hans Georg Conried Jr. (April 15, 1917 – January 5, 1982) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for providing the voices of George Darling and Captain Hook in Walt Disney's ''Peter Pan'' (1953), Snidely Whiplash in Jay Ward's '' Dud ...
as Feliz Paretti later
Pope Sixtus V
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James Dime
James Dime (December 19, 1897 – May 11, 1981), nicknamed ''Sheik of Spring Street'', was a Yugoslavian-American professional boxer and actor known for '' The Last Hurrah'' (1958), '' So Big'' (1953), '' Steel Town'' (1952), ''Anne of the In ...
as Grave Digger
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John George as Townsman
References
External links
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1941 films
1941 short films
1940s biographical films
1940s English-language films
Films directed by David Miller
American black-and-white films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
American biographical films
Cultural depictions of Nostradamus
1940s American films
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